Uncut's Scores
- Music
For 11,991 reviews, this publication has graded:
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50% higher than the average critic
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5% same as the average critic
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45% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 0.8 points lower than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 72
| Highest review score: | Miles Davis at Newport: 1955-1975 The Bootleg Series, Vol. 4 | |
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| Lowest review score: | Let Me Introduce My Friends |
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Positive: 9,011 out of 11991
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Mixed: 2,906 out of 11991
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Negative: 74 out of 11991
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Hot Thoughts finds Spoon at the peak of their considerable powers, their ninth album effortlessly unfolding and revealing its mysteries as they cement their place in the firmament of undeniably great rock bands. [Apr 2017, p.34]- Uncut
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Aged 85 and in grave health, Scott's superlative countertenor was weakening, but his expressive gifts are unerring. [Mar 2017, p.39]- Uncut
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If anything, Damage And Joy underscores the Mary Chain's strengths. [Apr 2017, p.36]- Uncut
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A mixture of original songs, among them the propulsive title track, and covers, each of which are given a richly visceral makeover by massed female voices. [Apr 2017, p.26]- Uncut
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Swans' Michael Gira and Douglas J. McCarthy of Nitzer Ebb sound very much at home. ... Elsewhere, more experimental link-ups slow the tempo, but create some intriguing collisions. [Apr 2017, p.23]- Uncut
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An occasionally frustrating listen, but never a dull one. [Apr 2017, p.28]- Uncut
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It's Macve's self-assurance and rounded expression that impress- that and her voice, a Lustrous and powerful instrument with a yodelling swoop that she wisely never overworks. [Apr 2017, p.32]- Uncut
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A set of atmospheric trance-like improvs that touches only tangentially on conventional song structures. [Mar 2017, p.32]- Uncut
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Ibibio Sound Machine barely need drums to weave their polyrhythmic magic. [Apr 2017, p.32]- Uncut
Posted Feb 28, 2017 -
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Having scampered down the rabbit hole, COA seem hopelessly confused--and all the better for it. [Apr 2017, p.25]- Uncut
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An even richer reward for admirers--since he's never written with such frankness. [Apr 2017, p.32]- Uncut
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2013's Delta Machine saw Ben Hiller help them access their mid-life pain in dark post-dubstep. This stint with James Ford, though, has effected a more overt compromise. [Apr 2017, p.26]- Uncut
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His wavering voice embraces sun-kissed pop on "Always The Right Time," twilight noir on "Leaving California"--and most emotions in between. [Mar 2017, p.28]- Uncut
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The guitars sound grittier, the vocals bolder, the tempos just a bit faster, and her range much broader. [Mar 2017, p.35]- Uncut
Posted Feb 27, 2017 -
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An impressive deepening of Marling's explorations, and a timely testament to change as a positive force. [Apr 2017, p.24]- Uncut
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The overall effect feels arch and a little insubstantial, James Bagshaw's airy vocals adding tot he sense of impermanence. They're best at their most direct. [Apr 2017, p.39]- Uncut
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A vivid storyteller, June approaches traditional music with a similar mix of irreverence and affection. [Apr 2017, p.30]- Uncut
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It's a subtler and darker sibling to The Sophtware Slump or Just Like The Fambly Cat. [Apr 2017, p.30]- Uncut
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His poignant, classically arranged pieces sit surprisingly well alongside more electronic compositions. [Apr 2017, p.37]- Uncut
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Reid's follow-up to 2015's gorgeous debut, Listen To Formation, Look For The Signs, is no less bewitching. [Apr 2017, p.37]- Uncut
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Its cut-and-paste of totalitarian rhythms, shredded human voices and celestial melodies something like an Aphex Twin remix of Hieronymus Bosch. [Apr 2017, p.25]- Uncut
Posted Feb 24, 2017 -
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Feels like the work of a man who's finally found his calling. [Apr 2017, p.28]- Uncut
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A set which is at times whimsical, and frequently dark--sometimes managing to combine these sensations. [Apr 2017, p.39]- Uncut
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Stream-of-consciousness ranting has helped Sleaford Mods develop songwriting which is doubtful, while retaining its intensity. [Apr 2017, p.31]- Uncut
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It would have been much more satisfying had she and Cannon stuck with the style of the songs that bookend the album. [Apr 2017, p.32]- Uncut
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The album's palette feels broad, with electronics switching from twinkling and melodic to antagonistic industrial clangs. [Apr 2017, p.40]- Uncut
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